"We are very aware of the children that may be watching," Rosenthal said. "Even though we try to keep the humor adult, in the condom episode not once do we say 'condom.' When Marie made a sculpture of the female anatomy, we never mentioned what it was. We are very aware of the responsibility of being on television."Refreshing.
I loved this show, I am going to miss it. It was refreshing to have an adult theme without the in your face writing. Every married person could laugh at this stuff!
We love Everybody loves Raymond.
Don't ever watch it on Monday nights, though, we always catch the reruns in the early evening. Can't possibly give up "24".
So, when the Romano character famously refers to himself in one episode as a "sexual camel", you were aware that my children may have been watching? How considerate of you.
I think it is THOSE states that are driving out rural conservatives-
Raymond: Nowwwww!
Gerard: Nowwwww!
Raymond: Nowwwwwwwwww!
Gerard: Nowwwwwwwwww!
(My favorite episode. Hilarious, especially Gerard's accordion version of Smoke on the Water.)
Raymond is funny, but his wife is a real *itch. Can't watch it 'cuz of her. She's just not funny.
The overriding theme of successful tv comedy is to make the principle male look like an idiot and a wimp whose wife barely tolerates his existance.
"It takes time to grow a hit."
I always loved the show. Frank was my favorite. I will miss it.
As for the quote, it is very true. Too many shows die and early death because they are not given a chance. Two that come to mind are Freaks and Geeks, and Undeclared. Now, it appears Arrested Development may suffer the same fate.
I have never watched one minute of this show, or Steinfeld, or Friends. I didn't allow myself to drop to the government school educated level of 5th grade.
I wonder why so many people are watching these shows when there is so much to experience in life.
I got rid of my TV and I've done so much lately that I surprised myself.
I was able to take that time I wasted and did a business part time which allowed me to travel to Europe.
If I wasted time watching TV...I never would have been able to go!
And speaking of going...I have to go now.....I'm working on making more money to travel to Australia in the next month or so.
I'll miss new eps, but there's always reruns. :) I, for one, loved Raymond.
It was a very cute show.
Never watched it much, though.
I never liked this show until I got married and had kids.
I only discovered it in reruns in the past couple of years, so I've never seen the newer shows. Of course, it's the only comedy I watch (and I just catch it sometimes). It does make me laugh. Sometimes I need that after perusing FreeRepublic.....
susie
I'm "in the zone". My in-laws are a block away. I've been married the same amount of time and my kids are the same gender and ages, except I have one boy, not twins. Of course, that makes me Debra, but my wife would still argue that I'm the one that's the idiot. (That's more gender-oriented, apparently.)
TS
The characters are all so mean to each other. It's hard to watch.
I'm very unhappy their final show is going to come up against 24 - and I'm not going to miss 24.
I like the show, but I've never seen any review that came to the conclusion I did: Everyone in the show is an idiot, a bitch, or a monster, or some combination of those. Otherwise, it pretty much follows the sit-com formula established in the 60's. Dumb Dad, smart Mom, nosy in-laws, goofy brother-in-law, wacky friends, etc. The only difference is, they're all terrible people. I think the humor comes mainly from the cartoonish behavior of all the characters.
That was a funny episode. They walked a very thin line but pulled it off marvelously.
I hate this show.
I hate this show with a deep abiding passion.
I have never watched a complete episode of this show, and if I could, I would have those fragments burnt from my brain.
My parents have never missed an episode of this show. After all the years of watching, they think it is not only appropriate, but amusing to come barging into my home through any door at any time without calling first or even knocking.
I hate Raymond.